surrender
transitive verb | sur·ren·der
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a : to yield to the control or possession of another surrender the leased premises surrender collateral to a creditor
b : to give up completely or agree to forgo
c : to cancel (one's insurance policy) voluntarily
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: to give over to the custody of the law surrender a defendant
: to give oneself up
surrender
noun
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: an act or instance of surrendering discharge an obligor by surrender of a promissory note; especially : the yielding of an estate by a tenant to the landlord so that the leasehold interest is extinguished by mutual agreement : the yielding of an estate by a tenant to the landlord so that the leasehold interest is extinguished by mutual agreement